Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 252, Bulls 128)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.47/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$140.47

248 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	143.34	769	108
Medium and Large 1	640	140.26	898	102
Medium and Large 3	466	132.85	619	38

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale248 hd

140.47

—

VA average11 barns · 1,501 hd

140.51

−0.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,218	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	146.28/cwt	126.00–153.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	170.64/cwt	170.00–172.50	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	167.51/cwt	162.50–168.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	141.84/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.27/cwt	150.00–184.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	155.88/cwt	155.00–156.00	988	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.80/cwt	166.00–167.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.53/cwt	147.50–160.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	779	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	147.36/cwt	126.00–149.00	948	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	126.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	940	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.52/cwt	139.00–148.00	631	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.07/cwt	125.00–152.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	982	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.18/cwt	118.00–138.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	129.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	138.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	138.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	861	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	926	10

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon May 23, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 471Last week 714Year ago 441

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 252, Bulls 128)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	127.00	127.00
10	—	930	131.00	131.00
24	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	124.00	124.00
4	—	387	126.00–153.00	146.28
10	—	431	150.00	150.00
4	—	467	125.00–152.00	145.07
14	—	812	130.50	130.50
12	—	733	134.00	134.00
6	—	331	141.00	141.00
10	—	643	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	139.00–148.00	147.52
9	—	478	150.00	150.00
2	—	570	118.00–138.00	128.18
27	—	534	148.00	148.00
8	—	367	150.50	150.50
37	—	622	136.00–140.00	138.48
5	—	743	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	134.00	134.00
16	—	443	136.00	136.00
6	—	534	122.00–134.00	129.92
9	—	381	131.00–139.00	138.10
4	—	644	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	159.00	159.00
4	—	388	170.00–172.50	170.64
11	—	539	162.50–168.00	167.51
3	—	815	141.00	141.00
6	—	733	141.00–142.00	141.84
4	—	345	162.50	162.50
3	—	478	150.00–184.00	172.27
2	—	443	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
5	—	529	161.00	161.00
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
2	—	440	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	166.00	166.00
9	—	672	160.00	160.00
6	—	478	194.00	194.00
6	—	556	178.00	178.00
2	—	375	188.00	188.00
10	—	642	166.00	166.00
2	—	813	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
7	—	727	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	155.00–156.00	155.88
5	—	465	166.00–167.00	166.80
3	—	658	153.00	153.00
3	—	427	147.50–160.00	152.53
3	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
11	—	548	165.00	165.00
9	—	327	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
4	—	548	147.00	147.00
3	—	623	141.00	141.00
4	—	445	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	185.00	185.00
10	—	425	165.00	165.00
11	—	472	165.00	165.00
1	—	920	112.00	112.00
15	—	643	126.00–149.00	147.36
9	—	743	121.00–128.00	126.45
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
18	—	542	156.00	156.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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